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American Public Transportation Association

To serve and represent its members in making public transportation an effective path to economic opportunity, personal mobility and improving the quality of life through partnerships, communications, technology and advocacy.

$599k
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
18
States reached
$207k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Community Improvement$568kScience & Tech$432kEducation$407kCivil Rights$225kPublic Benefit$216kYouth Development$140kEnvironment$83kHuman Services$42kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 30 grants below total $582,993, the rows itemized in this filing. The $599,074 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $16,081 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k24 grants · $280k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $268k
$10,000
Median grant
18
States reached
$45M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BUSINESS MEMBERS BOARD OF GOVERNORS$206,753
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES$61,660
CONFERENCE OF MINORITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS$25,000
MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE SJSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION$20,000
GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON$20,000
NASHVILLE MOVES ACTION FUND$15,000
PROVIDENCE STREETS COALITION$10,000
BALTIMORE TRANSIT CAMPAIGN INC$10,000
RVA RAPID TRANSIT$10,000
KEEP SEATTLE MOVING 2024$10,000
COALITION TO ADVANCE ATLANTA$10,000
ATX KIDS CLUB$10,000
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION$10,000
BROKE SPOKE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP INC$10,000
SEAMLESS BAY AREA ALLIANCE$10,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $17k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 47% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%FULL ACCESS & COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION INC: $8k → 11%DISABILITY NETWORKNORTHERN MICHIGAN: $9k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
MN
MI
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
PA
RI
CA
UT
CO
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
NM
TN
NC
DC
OK
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 20 repeat orgs$744k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 19 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
42

Total granted

$1.4M
$544k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+41%

Still filing today

80%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Public BenefitCommunity ImprovementEducationEnvironmentCivil RightsHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    5× · 2020–2025 · $377k · revenue +3%
  • AP
    AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $347k · revenue +155% · 33% of their budget
  • CO
    CONFERENCE OF MINORITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
    8× · 2017–2025 · $144k · revenue +102%

Funded once

  • CM
    Connect Maricopa
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • MF
    MOBILITY FOR ALL
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • WB
    WE BUILD ARIZONA
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue -81%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Transportation Alternatives for Marin
Public Benefit
2
Commuting Solutions

We connect people to places in the Northwest metro region today and for the future.

Public Safety & Disaster
3
Minnesota Transportation Alliance

To coordinate and educate diverse groups to effectively advocate for a safe, effective transportation system that works for all Minnesotans.

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4
Washington Bikes

Washington Bikes works to ensure that all who ride a bicycle in Washington have safe comfortable and convenient places to ride. Organization advocates for bicyclists rights and shapes policies.

Recreation & Sports
5
Transitcenter Inc
Public Benefit
6
American Public Transportation Association

To serve and represent its members in making public transportation an effective path to economic opportunity, personal mobility and improving the quality of life through partnerships, communications, technology and advocacy.

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7
Tri-State Transportation Campaign Inc

The tri-state transportation campaign conducts advocacy and policy programs to reduce car dependency and promote a sustainable transportation system in new york, new jersey and connecticut metropolitan regions.

Environment
8
American Road and Transportation Builders Association

The american road & transportation builders association (artba) brings together all facets of the transportation construction industry to responsibly advocate for infrastructure investment and policy that meet the nation's need for safe…

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9
Seamless Bay Area formerly Seamless Bay Area Action Fund

Seamless Bay Area is primarily an advocate for legislative change at the local and state levels in California, but also conducts educational, research, and engagement activities.

Public Benefit
10
Center for Transportation & the Environment

To improve the health of our climate and communities by bringing people together to develop and commercialize clean, efficient, and sustainable transportation technologies.

Science & Tech
11
The Transportation Alliance Inc

To enhance the ability of member organizations to effectively serve the local transportation need of the public and to serve as the spokesperson for the local passenger transportation for-hire industry

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12
Wpb Mobility Coalition Inc

Reduce traffic impact in and around downtown to enable economic growth, save peoples precious time, and make everyday life easier. The organization works with employers and policy-makers to maximize capacity of our regions transportation…

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Citizens for Modern Transit; the most unlike its peers is Introducing Youth to American Infrastructure Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

58 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 58 of the 81 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
22
Early backer (in before they grew)
52/58
Grantees still filing
38/58
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Connect Maricopa: $50,000 · OtherConnect MaricopaMOBILITY FOR ALL: $50,000 · OtherMOBILITY FOR ALLUNITED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE: $25,000 · Other+44 more: $490,250 · Other+44 moreAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION: $346,753 · EducationAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPOR…SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $75,000 · EducationSAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSIT…COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS: $20,500 · Education+3 more: $29,500 · Education+3 moreNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $377,170 · Science & TechNATIONAL ACADEMY OF…CONFERENCE OF MINORITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS: $144,100 · Public BenefitCONFERENCE OF MI…BALTIMORE TRANSIT CAMPAIGN INC: $39,000 · Public BenefitBALTIMORE TRANSI…RAIL-VOLUTION: $30,000 · Public BenefitRAIL-VOLUTIONTRANSPORTATION RIDERS UNITED INC: $18,500 · Public BenefitTRANSPORTATION R…+8 more: $78,650 · Public Benefit+8 moreWE BUILD ARIZONA: $50,000 · Community ImprovementWE BUILD …Californians for Safe Reliable Infrastructure: $45,000 · Community ImprovementCaliforni…TRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION: $30,000 · Community ImprovementTRANSPORT…VALLEY VISION: $10,000 · Community ImprovementVALLEY VI…San Francisco Transit Riders: $10,000 · Community ImprovementSan Franc…Sustain Charlotte Inc: $10,000 · Community ImprovementSustain C…WAKEUP WAKE COUNTY INC: $10,000 · Community ImprovementWAKEUP WA…+2 more: $10,000 · Community Improvement+2 moreIntroducing Youth to American Infrastructure Inc: $130,000 · Youth DevelopmentSMART GROWTH AMERICA: $30,000 · EnvironmentST PAUL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION: $30,000 · EnvironmentBROKE SPOKE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentMountainTrue: $9,000 · EnvironmentTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $9,000 · Environment
Other$615,250Education$471,753Science & Tech$377,170Public Benefit$310,250Community Improvement$175,000Youth Development$130,000Environment$88,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $377,170 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION: $346,753 over 9y, 33% of budgetCONFERENCE OF MINORITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS: $144,100 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetIntroducing Youth to American Infrastructure Inc: $130,000 over 4y, 66% of budgetSAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWE BUILD ARIZONA: $50,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetCalifornians for Safe Reliable Infrastructure: $45,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetBALTIMORE TRANSIT CAMPAIGN INC: $39,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetTRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION: $30,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetSMART GROWTH AMERICA: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetST PAUL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetRAIL-VOLUTION: $30,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetUNITED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE: $25,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetCOUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS: $20,500 over 4y, 5.0% of budgetGROW SMART RHODE ISLAND: $19,750 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTRANSPORTATION RIDERS UNITED INC: $18,500 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetWASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetFoundation for Regional Transit DBA Friends of Caltrain: $15,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetTRANSPORT FOR NOLA DBA RIDE NEW ORLEANS: $15,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT: $12,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetKANSAS CITY REGIONAL TRANSIT ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetReconnect Rochester Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetDOWNTOWN ON THE GO: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetKEEP HILLSBOROUGH MOVING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetBike Durham: $10,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetFRIENDS OF TRANSIT: $10,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetVALLEY VISION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMIAMI DADE TRANSIT ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetUtah Chamber: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTRANSIT ALLIANCE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $10,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetATX KIDS CLUB: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetHEALTH BY DESIGN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSustain Charlotte Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetWAKEUP WAKE COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetMOVABILITY INC: $9,830 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFarm and City: $9,500 over 1y, 11% of budgetMountainTrue: $9,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDISABILITY NETWORK NORTHERN MICHIGAN: $9,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION: $9,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSANTA BARBARA BICYCLE COALITION DBA MOVE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: $8,820 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFull Access & Coordinated Transportation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTARRANT TRANSIT ALLIANCE: $7,600 over 1y, 11% of budgetMISSOURI PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION: $6,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetNEW MEXICO TRANSIT ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetPittsburgh Community Reinvestment G: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Transitcenter IncGlobal Philanthropy P…United States Energy …AARPThe Energy FoundationNetwork for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Transitcenter IncNY32.4× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Transitcenter Inc · Global Philanthropy Partnership · United States Energy Foundation · AARP · The Energy Foundation · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization American Public Transportation Association funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Public Transportation Association. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • The Street Trust Community Fund: 6% of income from government
  • Miami Dade Transit Alliance Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 81 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home